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Word: Petrify
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from French pétrifier, from medieval Latin petrificare, from Latin petra ‘rock’, from Greek
ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ
change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.
Short Definition:change organic matter into stony substance
make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
Short Definition:make someone so frightened that they are unable to move
Examples:- his icy controlled quietness petrified her
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